
Digital’s next level: SLO marketing firms hire and expand

Level Studios plans to construct a 45,000- to 60,000-square-foot building and boost its head count to 350.

Smart & finalists: CEOs make cut for top regional award

Two tri-county technology CEOs have been named regional finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, one of the top national awards for executives.

Textbook hookup: Students develop tract-sharing app

A trio of UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurs wants to revolutionize the $5.5 billion U.S. textbook market with their book-sharing application 1night.me.

A love for olives: Global Gardens grows, despite challenges
Global Gardens is ready to grow, but the olive oil startup has struggled with financing.
Brave new biotech: Camarillo startup launches first products

PBS Biotech, a Camarillo-based startup, is bringing its first products to market.
Horse power: Platinum Performance taps equine and human markets

Mark Herthel could have gone to veterinary school and followed his father’s distinguished career in equine medicine, but he wanted to be a businessman. So he went to school to study agriculture and food science and turned a startup equine nutrition company into a multimillion-dollar business. Buellton-based Platinum Performance sells to some of the biggest Read More →